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Prevalence of non-odontogenic infectious lesions of oral mucosa in a group of Iranian patients during 11 years: a cross sectional study

Iranian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.18502/ijm.v11i5.1952 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Haghighat ◽

Fahimeh Rezazadeh

Keyword(s):

Fungal Infections ◽

Systemic Disease ◽

Epidemiologic Study ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental School ◽

Oral Lesions ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Oral Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

Background and Objectives: Oral mucosal infections are an important type of oral lesions. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of oral mucosal infectious lesions in patients who referred to Oral Medicine Department of Shiraz Dental School, Iran during 11 years. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, records of all patients who referred to Oral Medicine Department of Shiraz Dental School from September 2007 to January 2018 were assessed and those data sheets which their definitive diag- nosis were a kind of oral mucosal infectious lesion were recorded. Pearson Chi- square test was used for statistical analysis. Level of significance was considered as P value < 0.05. Results: Overall prevalence of oral mucosal infectious lesions was 9.47%. Generally, mean age of patients was 42.92 ± 18.84 and most of them were female. Most common type of infectious lesions was fungal infections, but viral and bacterial infections were less common. Among fungal infections, most lesions were candidiasis and only 3 cases were diagnosed as deep fungal infection. HSV infection was the second common oral infectious lesion. There was a significant relation between infectious lesion and systemic disease or medication use (P=0.000). Conclusion: This study is the first epidemiologic study in Iran, concerning oral mucosal infectious lesions. Total of 9.47% of oral lesions were infective, candidiasis and HSV lesions were the most common oral mucosal infective disease, which were more prevalent amongst female, middle age people and patients with systemic disease.

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MILK AGGRAVATES ASTHMA – THE TRUTH OR THE PERCEPTION

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ◽

10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.4735 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 1691-95

Author(s):

Muhammad Khalid Azam Khan ◽

Shazia Naz ◽

Abdul Latif Khattak ◽

Nauman Kashif ◽

Syed Karamat Hussain Shah Bukhari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Positive Response ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Military Hospital ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department ◽

Milk Substitute ◽

Dyspnea Score ◽

Drinking Milk

Objective: To assess the notion that milk can cause or aggravate asthma and break this myth. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Medicine department, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jan 2019 to Dec2020. Methodology: A survey was conducted whereby known asthmatics were questioned about their opinion weather milk aggravates their asthma. Those who confirmed their positive response were exposed to milk and some liquid resembling milk, and their Lung functions were tested after each drink. The 42 patients who considered milk as the primary aggravator were called for the study for spirometry Results: A total of 600 people from the general population were surveyed. Two hundred and six (34.3%) of them were illiterate, 394 (65.6%) were educated from middle to graduates. In the first milk/milk encounter, the combined dyspnea scale showed increase of 50.3% and improvement of 0.008% in FEVI/FVC. In the second substitute/milk encounter, the dyspnea score showed an increase of 61.8% and an increase of 0.90% in FEVI/FVC. In the third milk/substitute encounter the dyspnea score showed a decrease of 22.9% and the FEVI/FVC decreases by 5.5%. In the 4th substitute/substitute encounter, dyspnea scores decreased by 8.4% while the pre and postencounter FEVI/ FVC scores were 2726 and 2711 with 0.55% decrease with insignificant p-value >0.05. Conclusion: Drinking milk or milk substitute has negligible effect on the spirometric parameters.

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MEDICATION ERRORS IN OUTPATIENT GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

International Research Journal of Pharmacy ◽

10.7897/2230-8407.110325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 22-28

Author(s):

Durga TS Prasad ◽

Sruthi T ◽

Sireesha P ◽

Mahesh N Reddy

Keyword(s):

Medication Errors ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

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To Determine the Frequency of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants

10.53350/pjmhs2115123200 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 3200-3201

Author(s):

Nusrat Hussain ◽

Suleman . ◽

Amna Wajdan ◽

Rabia Bashir ◽

Rabia Saleem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Preterm Infants ◽

Necrotizing Enterocolitis ◽

High Frequency ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Formula Feeding ◽

Preterm Neonates ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

Aim: To determine the frequency of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants Place and duration of study: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study in Pediatric Medicine Department, Nishtar Hospital Multan from March, 2021 to August, 2021 Methodology: The preterm neonates were called for follow up every week for 4 weeks to diagnose Necrotizing enterocolitis. Results; Out of 174 cases, 101 (58%) were males while 73 (42%) were females. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) was noted in 61 (35.1%) while NEC in breastfeeding infants was 14/74 (18.9%) and in formula feeding infants NEC was 47/100 (47%). Conclusion; High frequency of necrotizing enterocolitis was observed in this study among formula fed preterm infants as compared to breastfed preterm infants. Keywords; Breastfeeding, formula feeding, Necrotizing enterocolitis

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Atorvastatin Prescribing Pattern at a Public Hospital in Alkharj

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3130914 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

Nehad J. Ahmed ◽

Menshawy A. Menshawy

Keyword(s):

Health Care Professionals ◽

Public Hospital ◽

Antiplatelet Agents ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Electronic Records ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Drug Reactions ◽

Prescribing Pattern ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department

Introduction: Atorvastatin is one of the frequently used Statins. If it is used inappropriately it could lead to several adverse effects, interactions and efficacy will be decreased. Aim: This study aims to monitor the prescribing pattern of atorvastatin at a public hospital in Alkharj. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study was conducted at a public hospital in Alkharj. The data were extracted from the electronic records of 564 patients who received antihyperlipidemic drugs. Results: The majority of the prescribing physicians were residents. The majority of the prescriptions were prescribed by the internal medicine department. Antiplatelet agents were the most common classes of cardiovascular drugs that were combined with atorvastatin. Conclusion: It is important to prescribe atorvastatin appropriately to increase its efficacy and to decrease its adverse drug reactions. There are several strategies to improve atorvastatin use including increase the awareness of the health-care professionals and by implementing checking practice before dispensing the prescriptions.

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THE CORRELATION OF SYMPTOMS AND OBJECTIVE WHEEZE IN ASTHMATICS

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal ◽

10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.4736 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (6) ◽

pp. 1843-46

Author(s):

Abdul Latif Khattak ◽

Muhammad Khalid Azam Khan ◽

Shazia Naz ◽

Nauman Kashif ◽

Syed Karamat Hussain Shah ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chest Pain ◽

Study Design ◽

Clinical Examination ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Military Hospital ◽

Shortness Of Breath ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department ◽

Lung Functions

Objective: To determine the correlation between symptoms and objective wheeze in asthmatics. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Medicine department, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Jul to Dec 2019. Methodology: Two hundred patients of asthma were selected reporting in Medicine department, CMH Lahore.Patients were interviewed regarding their primary chest symptom and it was correlated with the clinical examination for wheeze to find which particular symptom correlated most with the presence of wheeze. The 130 symptomatic cases were subjected to spirometry to assess their lung functions tests. Results: Two hundreds patients of asthma were interviewed of whom 130 patients were symptomatic. Out of 130 patients, 59 (45.3%) complained of difficulty in breathing, 40 (30.7%) complained of shortness of breath, 20 (15.3%) had wheezing, 7 (5.3%) had cough and 4 (3%) had chest pain. Eighty five (65.3%) patients when examined had wheeze. The distribution of objective wheezing in the above cases were 100% for wheezing patient, 66.1% for Difficulty in breathing, 57.5% for shortness of breath 28.5% for cough and 25% for chest pain. The FEV1/FVC ratio was lowest for wheezing patients at 0.55 and highest for cough at 0.70. Conclusion: Difficulty in breathing was the commonest symptom in symptomatic asthmatics being presentin 66.1% of patients. The symptom which correlated best with the presence of wheeze was wheezy chest anddifficulty in breathing and was also associated with lowest FEV1/FVC ratio.

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Assessment of Drug Interactions with Online Electronic Checkers in Multi-Pathological Patients

Pharmacology ◽

10.1159/000518439 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Bernardino Roca ◽

Manuel Roca

Keyword(s):

Drug Interaction ◽

Drug Interactions ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medicine Department ◽

Interaction Detection ◽

Drug Substances ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Hospital General

Introduction: Multi-pathological patients are at high risk of drug interactions and side effects. We aimed to assess the usefulness of 3 online drug interaction checkers. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, carried out in the Medicine Department of Hospital General of Castellon, Spain, in February 2020, we assessed drug interaction detection with 3 online electronic checkers, Drugs.com, Lexicomp®, and Medscape, and compared results obtained with the 3 tools. From every hospitalized patient, we obtained the list of drugs he or she had been taking until admission. Bivariable tests were used for analysis. p values <0.05 were considered significant. Results: We included data from 134 patients; 68 (51%) were male; median (and interquartile range) of their age was 82 (76–88) years. A total of 1,082 substance drugs were entered in the checkers. The number of highest grade interactions found with every program was Drugs.com 85, Lexicomp® 33, and Medscape 67. Positive correlations were found between age and number of drug substances prescribed (p = 0.009) and between number of drug substances prescribed and interactions found with any of the 3 checkers (p < 0.001 in all 3 cases). Regarding highest grade interactions, agreement among all 3 checkers was poor. Conclusions: The 3 online checkers we assessed found a large number of interactions. The 3 programs gave very discrepant results. Impact on Practice Statements: The analyzed programs, Drugs.com, Lexicomp®, and Medscape Interactions, found a large number of drug interactions in the studied patients. The 3 programs gave very discrepant results among them.

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